It’s not all doom and gloom
Posted by 26th January 2012
It’s good to see some positive news from the retail sector:
Asda are creating jobs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16676688
And UK retail sales did actually rise by a small amount in December, although at a cost to the retailer, as shoppers had to be lured with the promise of heavy discounts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16644596
And once again, we can see that sales were driven up not by footfall but through the internet, with British shoppers spending 16% more online in 2011: http://www.internetretailing.net/2012/01/uk-shoppers-spent-16-more-in-2011-imrg/